Spring lubricator



Sept. 2, 1924.'

G. A. TQAZ SPRING LUBRICATOR Filed April 17 Patented Sept. 2, 1924.

GLENN A. Toaz, oF CLEVELAND, oHro.

SPRING LUBRIQATOR.

lAppiieauon sied April-17, 1922. seriaiNa 553,992.

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Be it knownrlthatfl, GLENN AnToAZ, a citizen of Vthe United States, *residing at Cleveland,'in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedl a certain new and useful improvement in Spring :Lubricators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to devices which are intended to be used inconnection with a vehicle spring for the purpose of providing a ready souicevof lubrication for the springs, the lubricating devices being assembled with respect to the springs so that the lubricating means is presented to the edges of the spring, whereby as they spring is used and the leaves of the spring move with respect to each other,'lubricant will find its way between the leaves of the spring and lubricate the rubbing "surfaces of the spring. j

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described, which may be made at a low cost of manufacture, which may be 'readily assembled with respect to a spring, and which will renderth expected and desired service.A

Reference sliouldbe had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Fig. l is a top plan view of the spring lubricating device; Fig. Q is a sectional elevation of the device shown in Fig. l; and Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of a spring, ands'howing in elevation with portions in section, two-co-opeiating lubricating devices for the spring.

Referring to the diawings, and more particularly to Fig. l, there is there shown a single unit of a lubricating device which is preferably formed of sheet metal, and formed as astamp-ing, although the invention is not necessarily limited in this feature. The main portion of the lubricating device is indicated at 1, and formed as a portion of this base 1, but pressed therefrom, is what may be termed a receptacle 2, which isv at one end thereof provided with an opening 2 by which lubricant may be introducedv to the interior of the receptacle 2. This receptacle 2 is adapted to have associated therewith a piece of felt or similar packing materia-l such as indicated at 3. At one end of the portion 2 there is a. .slot 4 and extending from the other end .of the portion l is a. strap member 5.

In mounting the lubricatingl device upon i a spring, tliefflubiicating devices are-aranged in pairs, and each'sei'ves as means i -vfor supporting and-retaining the other lubricating device, and 'it maybe here `stated that lubricating devices are preferably identical in form, the respective' unitseof each pair' having the opening-2a at oppositependsj of the pans 2. Referring to Fig. 3, we mayy generallyindicate one of the lubricating devices at A, and the second of the lubricating devices at B. These devices will be so assembled` with respect to the spring that the felt pad or packing 3 is positioned ad# jacent the opposite edges of `the spring leaves. The strap portion of the lubricator B will be pushed through the slot .4 of the lubricatoi" A, and then lthe strap will be bent back upon itself as indicated at 6 in Fig.

e. Similarly the strapl extension of the lubricator A will be extended through the slot 4 of the lubricator B, and thenthe stra-p will, be bent back upon itself as indicated at 7 in Fig. 8. y v

F rem the foregoing. it will beV seen that the strap members of each lubricator willV co-operate with the slotted portion of the other lubricator to forma holding means,

and furthermore, itl will be seen that the lubricatoi's proper are mounted and held with respect to the edges of a spring in a very simple and effective manner. Furthermore, it will at once be apparent that the production cost of the lubricating units is very low, but they will' perfoi'mthe saine `effective lubricating service of im'oie expensive and highly organized devices.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A lubricating unit comprising ay member forming an open sided receptacle, a strap' member extending'from adjacent one,v end of said receptacle, and a strap receiving portion adjacent the .other end of said receptacle. Y

2. A lubricating unit. comprising a membei* having an .open sided receptacle, av'

Strap member extending from theiiist mentioned member adjacent one end of thereceptacle, and a strap yreceivingmember eX- tending from the opposite end of the receptacle. y

3. A lubricatingunit comprising a member having an open sided receptacle,astrap.l

member extending from the said, member adjacent vone end of the receptacle, and said first mentioned member being provided with a retaining slot at a portion adjacent the other end of the receptacle. Y o

4. A lubricating unit comprising a pressed metal member having a portion in which an open sided receptacle is formed,' and a strap member extending from adjacent one end of said receptacle and also proif'ided with a retaining' slot adjacent the other end of the receptacle.

5'. The combination with av spring to be lubricated, of a lubricating unit at one side of vSaid receptacle Which is formed with an extending strap and with a retaining slot, a similar lubricating unit upon the other side of said sarinfr and )rovided with a stra 3' and slot the same as the first mentioned unit7 the strap of the second mentioned unit c0- operating with the slot of the .first mentioned unit, and the -strap ofthe first mentioned unit co-operatingy with the slot ofthe Second mentioned unit.

6. The combination with a spring, ot' two lubricating units which are disposed on opposite sides of the said spring9 each of said units being provided with a. strap extension and with -ar slotted retainingportion, the

strap of each lubricating unit beinfr ex-v In testimony whereof7 l hereunto aiix my signature.

GLENN A. Togiz. 

